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Combatting Human Trafficking

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Indiana Man Sentenced to 210 Months for Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation

HAMMOND, Ind. — Edin Galvez, 25, of Griffith, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to soliciting and enticing the sex trafficking of a minor and soliciting and enticing the production of child pornography.

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Continued Presence Information Guide

This information sheet provides guidance for a temporary immigration designation provided to individuals identified by law enforcement as victims of a "severe form of trafficking persons" who may be potential witnesses in an investigation or who have filed civil actions against their traffickers.

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Former School Employee Charged With Transporting a Former Student Across State Lines to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Conduct

CONCORD, N.H. — A former Massachusetts school employee was charged by indictment in federal court in Concord for transporting a former student to New Hampshire to engage in unlawful sexual conduct.

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HSI San Diego, Multiagency Case Results in Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Forcing Women to Travel to San Diego for Prostitution

SAN DIEGO — A Las Vegas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison July 25 for coercing three women to engage in prostitution and transporting them from Las Vegas to San Diego.

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HSI San Diego, Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Target Human Traffickers at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO — HSI announced the results of a human trafficking sting aimed at recovering victims of sex trafficking and targeting sex buyers using the San Diego Comic-Con to seek out potential victims.

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DHS Blue Campaign Launches Nationwide Tutorial with Lyft to Educate Rideshare Drivers About How to Detect and Prevent Human Trafficking

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Blue Campaign and Lyft, Inc. announced that more than one million Lyft drivers in the United States and Canada can now access a tutorial program to help them detect and prevent human trafficking.

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Juventud y Trata de Personas

La trata de personas es un problema grave para niños y adolescentes, independientemente de sus antecedentes, circunstancias familiares o dónde vivan. Pero ya seas un adulto o una persona joven, hay cosas que puedes hacer para ayudar a protegerte a ti mismo y a otros de convertirse en víctimas de la trata.

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Florida Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking a Minor

TAMPA, Fla. — A joint investigation with HSI Tampa and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has led to an indictment charging a Florida man with sex trafficking of a minor.

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Rhode Island Man Admits to Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct After HSI Undercover Operation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Warwick man admitted to a federal judge June 9 that he traveled to a local hotel via a commercial rideshare provider with the intent of sexually abusing a child he thought was 13 years old.

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DHS Focus on Combatting Human Trafficking

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) places significant emphasis on addressing the complexities and national significance of various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and child sexual exploitation.